The number of new business openings fluctuated throughout the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic began in March 2020, between 134,000 and 151,000 new business were opening each quarter in the United States. In the first quarter of 2020, this number dropped to just over 105,000 new businesses. 2022 saw the number of new business openings reach record highs.
Quarterly number of new business openings during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2022
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Coronavirus: impact on small business in the U.S.
Overview
5
- Premium Statistic U.S. new business openings during pandemic Q1 2019- Q4 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. Monthly Small Business Optimism Index 2020-2024
- Premium Statistic U.S. small businesses negative impact due to COVID-19 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. as of April 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. Small Business Index: overall health of business Q1 2019 - Q1 2024
Revenue & financial assistance
5
- Premium Statistic U.S. leading industries during COVID-19 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. industries hit hardest due to COVID-19 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. small business change in revenue due to COVID-19 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Distribution of financial aid to small businesses due to COVID-19 U.S. April 2022
- Premium Statistic Approval of small businesses loans in the U.S. 2019-2023, by lender type
Impact on workforce
4
- Premium Statistic Share of small businesses requiring a COVID-19 vaccination U.S. April 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of small businesses requiring a negative COVID-19 test U.S. April 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on hours small business employees worked from home U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of workers working from home during COVID-19 U.S. 2020, by industry
Closings & capacity
4
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small businesses' operating capacity U.S. as of July 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of small business closings due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. wholesale trade 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the United States 2014-2029
Recovery & outlook
6
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of business openings U.S. Q4 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Estimated time for companies to go back to normal U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small business planned expenditures U.S. as of July 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. small business owners' outlook on economic recovery from COVID-19 Q4 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. small business owners' outlook on their recovery from COVID-19 Q4 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of business reopenings from COVID-19 U.S. September 2021, by category
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Yelp. (January 24, 2023). Quarterly number of new business openings during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373374/business-openings-during-covid-quarterly-us/
Yelp. "Quarterly number of new business openings during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2022." Chart. January 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373374/business-openings-during-covid-quarterly-us/
Yelp. (2023). Quarterly number of new business openings during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373374/business-openings-during-covid-quarterly-us/
Yelp. "Quarterly Number of New Business Openings during Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States from The First Quarter of 2019 to The Fourth Quarter of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373374/business-openings-during-covid-quarterly-us/
Yelp, Quarterly number of new business openings during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373374/business-openings-during-covid-quarterly-us/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Quarterly number of new business openings during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2022 [Graph], Yelp, January 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1373374/business-openings-during-covid-quarterly-us/